Motor vehicle



Sept. 7, 1943. E. .A. WEISS MOTOR VEHICLE r1198 July 21, 1942 INVENTOR. (fall/[lug Mews 'W 42* corporating the invention;

upper link of the wheel linkage; i

cross frame member.

n .poration of Michigan i f if? EiwinAlWeissgDetroihMich assignor toPack ard Motor Car Company, DetroitrMich acore i @Anplic tiiiajinyg 1942;Sri51'h6. 451,905]

6 clai s. (omen-100) invention relates tdpivot devicesfl'and Another object of the invention resides in securing a pivot rod by a bracket. arranged .to'

prevent turning and axial movements of the od i i Another object of the invention pivot rod and a hold down bracket with interis to form a more'particularly to pivot rodsecuring structure; An object of the invention is to provide a pivot IOd: securing structure consisting of. relatively fewparts that can be readily assembled.

related portions arranged to prevent axial and rotative movements of the rod when applied to a base member.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with thedrawing, which forms a part of ,this specification, in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary sectional view of a motorvehicle chassis showing wheel linkage ini Fig. 2 is a plan view of the pivot device forthe Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the "pita device I taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. I p 3 a: The pivot device, forming the subject matter p of the present invention, consists of a basemema her it], a pivot rod I and a bracket Ilsecuring the rod on the base member. This pivot device oan be used for many purposes and in the acoompanying drawing the device is shown as part of a motor vehicle wheel supp t mechanism- The base member!!! can be one of the cross! 7 frame members of a vehicle chassis which includes frame side members as indicated'by nuis pivotally connected with the upper end of "kingpin 16. The kingpin carries axle H on which wheel I 8 is mounted, and the lower end oi the kingpin is pivoted to wishbone link l9 that is pivoted to the cross frame. member ID;

CThe central portion of ,ranged, to be supported on thebase member, preferably directly thereon, and engaged by a looped portion 24 of bracket l2.

arranged enclose the. spaces between the The bracket has flat portions j25projecting from the looped portion that are secured against the top of the Qmember over the rod, and they are of substantially the samewidth as the projections so that .therod' is restrained from moving in an axial direction whensecured by the bracket. The slots are of such length that the flat faces of the rod ears will engage against the bracket defining the moral l3. The pivot rod ends I4 are threaded and project beyond thebracket to pivotally support arms I5 of an upper wishbone link which outer ends thereof when the rod is engaged by the looped portion of the bracket and bearing against the base member. Thus, when the bracket is applied over the rod and secured to the base member, this engagement of the flat surfaces of the ears with the bracket at the outer ends of the slots will prevent rotative movement of the rod and also movement. of the rod in a direction away from the base member. X

The pivot device consisting of the base member, pivot? rod and bracket can be readily assembled and secured together and the rod will be restrained from movement solely through its interengaging relation with the bracket and base member. 1 v 7 Shock absorber 20 is connected at one end to bracket 2|" on the lower wishbone link and at the other end tobracket 22 on the cross frame member. Coil spring 23- encircles the shock absorber and bears at one end against the lower wishbone link and at the other end against the One of' the arms I5 is screwed on a threaded end of the pivot rod and telescopes the other end of the pivot rodand sleeve 3| screws into this arm and on the ad acent rod end. Rubber gasket members 32 are Although the invention has been described in connection with a specific embodiment, the principles involved are susceptible of numerous other applications which will readily occur to persons skilled inthe art. The invention is therefore to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the retained thereon by nut 30. The other arm l5 appendedclaims.

- What is claimed is: i

\ 1. A pivot device comprising a base member, a

pivotrod supported by the base member, a bracket fixed to the base member and having a portion looped over said rod'formed with slots, and

means on the rod projecting into the slots in the loopedportion Of Sflld' bracket to retain the rod said looped portion being formed with oppositely disposed guideways, and means on the. rod pro.- jecting into the 'ggii deways to prevent' mgial and rotative movements of the rod. 'f

3. A pivot device comprising a base member, a

pivot rod resting on the base member, a bracket 1 the rod, the flat faces of the projections on the having a central portion looped over the r orl the legs of the looped portion having slots therein,

means projecting from the rpg andeigtenging into the slots in the loop portionhof theh-racket;

- to prevent rotative movement of the rod, and 'means securingthe end portions of the bracket 1 to the base member.

the base member with the loop portion fitting tightly against the rod.

5. A pivot clevice comprising a base member, a-

pivot rod supported on the base member, oppositely disposed projections struck out from the rod having a flat upper surface, a. bracket having end portions resting against the base memher and a looped intermediates portion fitting against. the. rod the l'egsi'of saidfloioped portion having slots formed therein to receive the rod projections when the bracket is assembled over rod'engaging the bracket at the outer ends of the .sl o ts to prevent rotative movement thereof, and .:means securing the end portions of the bracket tothe base member.

W6. A mounting fora motor vehicle wheel supportinglink' comprising a vehicle frame member,

a pivot rod resting on the frame member, a .bljacketfi xed tothe framamember inv a relation j ect into the bracket guideways. v I I E RWl A of the rod, and means securing the bracket to 

